Germany to set out homeworking rights in weeks, says minister

Germany is to press ahead with plans to give employees the legal right to work from home, the country’s labour minister has said, as the coronavirus pandemic prompts governments to …

COVID-19 AND WOMEN MIGRANT WORKERS: Impacts and implications

This paper explores the impacts and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on women migrant workers. It examines how the global health crisis has both amplified existing gender dynamics and created …

Stranded migrants need safe and dignified return, says independent UN rights panel

‘Left to die’ Citing reports of ill-treatment and torture “every single day in detention camps”, the UN Committee on Migrant Workers raised the alarm over facilities in Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia …

How can we better protect migrant workers in the next global crisis?

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread, a massive global migration began. While attention focused on vacationers trapped in paradise, or the crowds of expats at airports, millions of Asian migrant workers were also on the move, …

 ILO Monitor: COVID-19 and the world of work

Here is the sixth edition of the ILO Monitor on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the world of work.

Reactions of Unions on COVID-19 [Реакция профсоюзов на пандемию COVID-19]

This report (in Russian) is about trade union reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic. It discuses the situation of employment and union demands to overcome this crisis. It further discusses: social …

These gloves help fight COVID-19. But they’re made in sweatshop conditions

They work 12-hour shifts, six days a week, on factory floors where temperatures can surpass 100 degrees. Lunch breaks are brief, sick days highly discouraged. Take too long coming back …

Migrant Workers Stranded in Russia Flocking to Border

“Migrant workers in Russia were hard hit by the financial consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, and with effectively no social support from the Russian government or their own embassies, many …

Observación relativa al derecho de reunión pacífica del Comité de Derechos Humanos-PIDCP

El 17 de septiembre de 2020, el Comité de Derechos Humanos del Pacto Internacional de Derechos Civiles y Políticos de Naciones Unidas emitió la Observación General No. 37, relativa al …

Living Like People Who Die Slowly: The Need for Right to Health Compliant COVID-19 Responses

“According to the World Health Organization, as of 31 August 2020 COVID-19 had infected a confirmed total of 25,118,689 people worldwide and contributed to at least 844,312 deaths. International news …

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